Govt plans to launch agriculture investment vehicle on VFEX
STAFF WRITER
The Government is planning to launch an agriculture investment vehicle on the Victoria Falls Exchange (VFEX) to allow Zimbabweans to invest in farming through share ownership, Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development Minister Dr Anxious Masuka has said.
Dr Masuka said the initiative forms part of the Vision 2030 Accelerator (VIA) framework, designed to promote inclusive agricultural growth and ensure that even citizens without land can meaningfully participate in the country’s agricultural transformation.
“The Vision 2030 accelerator model is a component called the VIA,” he said.
“In this, we know that not every Zimbabwean who wants land can have land, otherwise we villagerise Zimbabwe. There is a need to corporatise an entity that is going to be doing some farming on our behalf and we can have shares in this.”
Dr Masuka said the investment vehicle is expected to make its debut on the VFEX before the end of the year.
“Finance , Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube and I plan to launch this on the Victoria Falls Exchange, hopefully before the end of the year,” he said.
The new agriculture investment model is part of a broader Government drive to mobilise private capital, expand farmer participation, and align the agricultural sector with Vision 2030’s inclusive economic transformation goals.
